"detain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He was detained briefly at the police station and then released to his parents.
- Several of them were briefly detained and many others have since been taken into custody.
- He was arrested, detained briefly, and put on trial two days later.
- The couple was briefly detained once again by the invading Americans.
- About 200 people who tried to block some of the buses were briefly detained.
- The security guards briefly detained the man before releasing him.
- When they returned a couple of days later, the reporters were briefly detained by the army and threatened with death.
- About 60 students were briefly detained when they confronted police officials who sought to block their march.
- Instead, he was detained briefly by the Israeli police.
- Police briefly detained a female several blocks from where they last reported to be chasing the first suspect.
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